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W & D Downey (active 1855-1941)
Silver strut frame in the form of an English crown with two portraits of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) 1897-98
10.3 x 12.6 x 1.2 cm (whole object) | RCIN 52465
W & D Downey (active 1855-1941)
Silver strut frame in the form of an English crown with two portraits of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) 1897-98
W & D Downey (active 1855-1941)
Silver strut frame in the form of an English crown with two portraits of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) 1897-98
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A silver strut frame in the form of an English crown, decorated with red enamel. The twin oval apertures contain photographs of Queen Victoria: one, from a painting, shows her as a young woman; the other is the official 1897 Diamond Jubilee portrait by W. & D. Downey.
Provenance
Presumably made for Queen Victoria
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Measurements
10.3 x 12.6 x 1.2 cm (whole object)
Featured in
ExhibitionCrown and Camera: The British Royal Family and Photography 1842-1910 : The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
The first Royal Collection exhibition to be entirely dedicated to photography
